A field of paintbrush carpets a Texas field in the spring. I'd hoped to get this scene on film, but a cloud changed those plans. "Sometimes chicken, sometimes feathers," said my cousin, who had come along for the ride with me.

Mount Sneffels, as seen from along County Road 5 near Ridgway, Colorado

Yankee Boy Basin, Colorado, late July 2010. Shot on Velvia 100 4x5 film.